Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
س و ي (s-w-y)

Derived from the passive participle of the verb تَسَاوَى (tasāwā, to be equal).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُتَسَاوٍ (mutasāwin) (construct state مُتَسَاوِي (mutasāwī), feminine مُتَسَاوِيَة (mutasāwiya), masculine plural مُتَسَاوُونَ (mutasāwūna), feminine plural مُتَسَاوِيَات (mutasāwiyāt))

  1. equal, similar
    يُولَدُ جَمِيعُ النَّاسِ أَحْرَارًا وَمُتَسَاوِينَ فِي الكَرَامَةِ وَالْحُقُوقِ.
    yūladu jamīʕu n-nāsi ʔaḥrāran wamutasāwīna fī l-karāmati wālḥuqūqi.
    All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

Declension edit